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Table 12.5: Assets in estates with tax liabilities by gender, age and marital status of deceased

This table describes the assets and liabilities of estates passing on death in tax year 2020 to 2021 which were liable to Inheritance Tax.

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This table includes all estates on HMRC’s databases for people who died in the tax year 2020 to 2021 and were liable for an Inheritance Tax charge. It shows how many of the estates owned each type of asset and the total value of these assets.

Estates are broken down by gender, age and marital status of the deceased.

Published 26 July 2023
Last updated 26 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated the table with data for tax year 2020 to 2021.

  2. First published.